{"id":2659974,"date":"2026-09-13T08:47:59","date_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-aided-irans-fatal-attack-on-american-soldiers-by-sharing-satellite-images-of-us-base\/"},"modified":"2026-09-13T08:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-13T12:51:13","slug":"china-aided-irans-fatal-attack-on-american-soldiers-by-sharing-satellite-images-of-us-base","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-aided-irans-fatal-attack-on-american-soldiers-by-sharing-satellite-images-of-us-base\/","title":{"rendered":"China Aided Iran&#8217;s Fatal Attack on American Soldiers by Sharing Satellite Images of US Base"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchina-aided-irans-fatal-attack-on-american-soldiers-by-sharing-satellite-images-of-us-base%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2659974&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>teh article reports that Iran used <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-satellite-imagery-shows-iran-is-up-to-something-at-fordow\/\" title=\"New ... Shows ... Is Up to Something at Fordow\">high-resolution satellite images<\/a> from Chinese sources before launching an attack on the U.S. Muwaffaq Salti air Base, which resulted in the deaths of three Americans. U.S. officials linked the imagery to the attack, suggesting Chinese support for Iran&#8217;s military activities, although no direct Chinese goverment involvement was confirmed. After the strike, Iran released images showing the damage caused. This incident may affect diplomatic relations, especially ahead of a planned U.S.-China summit. Reports indicate China has been supporting Iran by providing satellite technology, including a Chinese-made spy satellite acquired by Iran&#8217;s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in September 2024, which is used for military monitoring. Experts affirm the satellite&#8217;s role in targeting U.S. sites and highlight china&#8217;s strategic partnership wiht Iran, contributing to regional destabilization.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Iran was armed with Chinese satellite images before it launched an attack on a U.S. base that killed Americans, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>The July 17 strike on Muwaffaq Salti Air Base left three Americans dead.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the attack, Iran got its hands on high-resolution satellite images of the base from Chinese entities, U.S. officials said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/u-s-links-chinese-satellite-imagery-to-iranian-strike-that-killed-three-troops-ca0b4be3?mod=mhp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. The outlet did not name its sources.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the clearest evidence so far that Chinese support for Iran during the war has had lethal consequences for U.S. forces, according to the officials, who say the U.S. has connected the imagery to the attack,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. officials did not identify the entities that gave Iran the images.<\/p>\n<p>No direct involvement from the Chinese government was alleged.<\/p>\n<p>The Wall Street Journal noted that not long after the attack, Iran published high-resolution images showing the damage its assault had done.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet noted that the incident could have diplomatic ramifications.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe finding could deepen U.S.-China tensions ahead of the planned summit between President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Sept. 24, after months of frustration with Beijing\u2019s rejection of U.S. warnings about Chinese companies providing imagery to Iran,\u201d the Journal wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uscc.gov\/press-releases\/press-release-enabling-iran-timeline-chinas-role-during-and-after-operation-epic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission<\/a> has accused China of propping up Iran since the war began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver the past several decades, the China-Iran relationship has evolved from one of limited cooperation into a broad strategic partnership spanning economic, diplomatic, and security ties,\u201d\u00a0Chair Randy Schriver said.<\/p>\n<p>Vice Chair Mike Kuiken noted that \u201cas one of Iran\u2019s most important partners, China plays a critical but often overlooked role in sustaining Iran\u2019s defense industrial base and ability to destabilize the region.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/1fddd2cd-1294-4e9c-a17d-5ea06b399355?syn-25a6b1a6=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Financial Times<\/a> reported in April that Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps acquired a Chinese TEE-01B spy satellite in September 2024 for about $36 million.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTime-stamped coordinate lists, satellite imagery and orbital analysis show that Iranian military commanders later tasked the satellite to monitor key US military sites,\u201d the article said, noting that its report covered images taken in March.<\/p>\n<p>The Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan, where the attack took place, was among the sites Iran was watching in March.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis satellite is clearly being used for military purposes, as it is being run by the IRGC\u2019s Aerospace Force and not Iran\u2019s civilian space program,\u201d Nicole Grajewski, an expert on Iran at Sciences Po University, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIran really needs this foreign-provided capability during this war, as it allows the IRGC to identify targets ahead of time and check the success of its strikes,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>A Chinese company called Emposat provides the IRGC with a network that can operate the satellite, which means the satellite can be controlled from outside of Iran.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; 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